Hinge mounting for motor vehicle seats and having a round member

US7357455B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• C. Rob. Hammerstein GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

• Burkhard Becker · Ismaning, DE
• Jörg-Max Wölfel · Remscheid, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 15, 2006
• Grant date: Apr 15, 2008
• Expiry date: Mar 15, 2026

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60N2/2252
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A hinge mounting for a seat back of a motor vehicle seat that is particularly suited for a motor vehicle seat having but one door on either side of the vehicle and has a first hinge arm, a second hinge arm and a round member that is interposed between the first hinge arm and the second hinge arm. The round member including (a) a first round plate connected to the first hinge arm, (b) a second round plate associated with the second hinge arm, (c) a clamp forming a partial grip around the rim of the two round plates to hold them together and (d) a stop device located between the two round plates. The two hinge arms are adapted for relative rotation about a hinge pin. The clamp has a cutout. The second round plate includes at least one retainer face located in the region of the cutout. A releasable retainer device matching the retainer face, cooperating therewith and optionally blocking same is provided on the second hinge arm.